The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-30
CHAPTER 3769-[No. S9.l

AN ACT Providing Division of Monroe and tn" Fm
ton of the County of Lee.
Be enacted by the Legislature of the State Of Florida
SECTION That the part OF Monroe county north of the line
which separates townships fythree 53 and fifty four 54
SOUTH shall constitute the county of Lee
Sec That the of Lee from and after the
and approval of this act shall be recognized 20
ltcal divisions of the State Of Florida.
SEC. g. That the Governor of SHALL within the
shortest practical time after the passage and approval of this
appoint all the offices to which the county of Lee
consttutonay entitled who shall hold their offices until their
successors qualified.
Sec That the election districts and precincts within the
limits of Monroe county heretofore existing which
braced in the limits of Lee county, set forth in section
shall constitute the election districts and precincts OF Lee
county.
Sec That the officers appointed for Lee county, after be-
ing lawfully bonded, commissioned and installed shall at
upon the discharge of their respective duties.
Sec That the Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Lee county
shall procure transcription the books of record of Mon
county books of record Of Lee of all such
Deeds transfers. mortgages other OF real
personal estate and of all Judgments orders ecrees
that may anyws affect the interests of the
citizens of Lee county, the County Commissioners may from
time time direct and the Clerk Circuit Court of Monroe
county shall allow Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lee
county free to all books and papers file his office
that would anywse facilitate the procuring of such
scripton
Sec That the county site of the county of Lee shall be
temporarily within the corporate limits of the
Fort Myers remain there until the electors of said county
shall by their designate the place where is to be
maneny located and the County of the county
shall proper and lawful insure the safety of all
records ywise pertaining belonging the county
they shall purchase otherwise such
may be most suitable for courthouse jail and other public
buildings they shall do all other business for the
that the laws of the State may require:
Sec That the county of Lee shall belong to the Sixth Ju
dcia Circuit and all cases. both civil and criminal in which
the residents of Lee county the defendants shall be trans
rred from the of Monroe county to the courts of Lee
And witnesses in all thus transferred who
have been summoned attend at the trial of such the
courts of Monroe county shall be required to attend the
without further action Of law in the of Lee
The Spring Term of the Circuit Court in said county shall be-
gin at the county thereof the third Monday in Jne
and the Fall Term shall begin the third Monday in Novem
Der of each year.
Sec That counties Of Monroe and Lee shall form the
Twenty fourth 2 Senatorial District of the State of Florida
and the Senator in Office shall be the Senator from the
District until his regular term expires and said county of Lee
shall be in the First Congressional District Of Florida
Sec TO- That this act shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval and all laws and of
laws inconsistent with its provisions hereby repealed.
Approved May 49, 1887.